Cart shovel and scraper.



UNITED STATES ATENT Fries.

ADAM GEHRINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CART SHOVEL. AN D SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,212, dated August 27, 1901.

i Application tiled December `27, 1900i. Serial No. 41,253. (No model.)

i i Toa/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM GEHRINGER, a citi- *zen ofthe United States,v residing at Phila- A delphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of H Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new i and useful Improvement in Cart Shovels and Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.`` i i My invention relates to a new and useful 1o improvement in cart shovels and Scrapers,

and has for its object to provide a shovel and scraper wherein the dirt after it has been scraped up is `carried upward by a series of buckets and deposited in a cart in front of the scraper, and` this cart also being conl nected to the scraper furnishes motor power for the same. y

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specically designated in the claims.

HIn order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand howto make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be det scribed in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificat tion, in which--` l H I Figure l represents a longitudinal section al view of the same.

In carrying out my invention as here einbodied, A represents the shovel or scraper, which is mounted upon the axleB.

" C C are two largetraction-wheels, which shovel A is formed concentric with the axle B, and to the rear portion is attached the handles C for the purpose of guiding and regulating the depth of the cut of the scraper. The sides D of the shovel or scraper have A bearings formed therein which surround the .of the shovel. .the forward end of these extensions E. A `shaft G is journaled in these bearings and view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan t to do better work on account of the continuaxle B, and in this manner the shovel is sus pended from said axle. A

E represents gooseneck extensions which extend upward and forward from the sides D Bearings F are provided in extends across from one to the other. Mount ed upon the axle B, upon each side of the in terior of the shovel, are two sprocket-wheels H. Mounted upon the shaft G are two sprocket-wheels l. Endless link-belts .I pass over the sprocket-wheels H and I, and to these link-belts are secured at certain intervals the buckets K. These buckets in traveling around the chain will when they reach the concentric portion of the shaft A scoop up some of the dirt and carry the same upward and forward, and when the bucket passes around the sprocket-Wheels I in its return movement the dirt will be deposited at that point.

L is an ordinary cart used for the purpose of hauling dirt and the like, and this cart is connected to the shovel by any suitable means, (here shown as the chain M,) so that when the cart is pulled forward the shovel or scraper will be dragged along with the same. The cart will be fastened to the scraper in such a manner that the rear end of the cart will lie underneath the sprocket-Wheels I, so that when the dirt falls from out of the buckets K it will be deposited in the cart L, and when one cart "is full an empty cart is fastened in its place.

In the scraping-shovels now used the horses are attached directly to the shovels, and when the shovel is full the man that is guiding the saine will tilt the shovel upward, so that it will cease excavating, and then the load will be carried to some convenient place, where it will be dumped. My invention overcomes all of these disadvantages, as the excavating or scraping does not need to be stopped, for

as soon as one cart is full another cart is attached in place of it, thus saving considerable time and labor and also rendering it possible roo ous action of the scraper.

A further advantage of my invention consists in the simplicity of construction, which will render the mechanism durable, while at the same time allowing it to be manufactured at a comparatively small cost. t

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful isl. In an apparatus of the character described, two traction-wheels secured to a common axle, a shovel or scraper pivoted upon said axle, sprocket-Wheels secured upon said axle, an extension extending upward and forward from the sides ofthe shovel or scraper, sprocket-wheels journaled in theforward end of'said extension,continuous link-belts adapted to pass around the first and last named sprocket-Wheels, buckets adapted to be carried by said link-belts, a vehicle adapted t'o be secured to said shovel, the rear endfof said vehicle adapted to liebeneath the end of the forwardly-extending extension, handles secured to the rear end of the shovel, substantially' asand for thefpurpose specified.

2. In-combination,a cart shovel and scraper, two traction-wheels C, a shaft B, the ends of which arevsecured to the traction-Wheels, a shovel or scraper A, the sides D of which are pivotedbetween thetwo wheels and upon the shaft B, two sprocket-wheels H' journaled upon the shaft B between the two sides of thescraper, an extension E extending u pwardV and fforwardfrom'the sides E, twosprocketwheels I journaled in the forward ends of said extension, an endless belt J adapted to pass over the sprocket-wheels Hand'I, buckets secured to and adapted to travel with the belt J, Aa cart. adapted to besecured to the shovel and furnish power for the same, and also to furnish a receptacle into which the material excavated is adapted to be deposited,

handles secured tothe rear end of the shovel for the purpose of guiding the same, substantially as described and for the purpose specitied.

3. In a scraping or excavating device, apair of traction-wheels, an axle, upon the ends of which the said traction-wheels are secured,

`a shovel or scoop pivoted between said traction-wheelsupon the axle thereof, said scoop consisting of a nose which is adapted to scrape or dig into the earth, said nose being ared on each side soastooperate in front of the -tractionfwheela the rear end of the scoop'be- .of thesc'oop for the purpose of guiding and regulating the depth of the cu t, substantially as described and for the purpose specied.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto affixed my signaturein the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADAM GEHRINGER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. GEHRINGER, JOHN T. EHINGER. 

